This Week Is Missional Week

The conference at Biblical was absolutely spectacular.  Scot McKnight certainly thought so. It was great seeing Tim Ghali, Todd Hiestand, Evan Curry, Gary Alloway, David Opderbeck, Derek Cooper, Josh Livingston and many others.  I met Scot and John Franke in person and was able to talk to them for a bit. 

I also spoke with Karen Sloan and Ed Cyzewski for the first time.  Ed was gracious enough to give me a copy of his new book, Coffeehouse Theology, which includes the writings of my friend (any one who shares scone recipes with me is a friend!) Makeesha Fisher in the study guide.  Ed lives near Bennington, VT, Sarah and I’s favorite vacation spot, so we had lots to talk about.  I hope to review Coffeehouse Theology, Karen’s book Flirting With Monasticism, and Derek’s So You’re Thinking About Going To Seminary: An Insider’s Guide soon.

I will be placing the notes from the five lectures and two break out sessions I attended up for your reading pleasure.  This is my version of "live blogging," and yes, you do indeed need to be more patient than usual for it.

The lectures and break out sessions are:

Scot McKnight – "The Bible & Missional Listening"

J.H. Kim – "The Art of Worship: Practical Ways to Engage and Empower the Creative Arts in Your Community"

Todd Hiestand and Gary Alloway: "Missional Church in Suburbia: Are You Kidding?"

Tim Keel: "Leadership, the Local Church, and the Crisis of Imagination"

Darrell Guder: "The Promise and Threat of Missional Theology"

Brian McLaren: "An Epistemology of Love"

John Franke: "One Lord, One Faith, One Mission: The Unity of the Church and Missional Theology"